Cluster construction



July 12, 1927.

" c. HANSON CLUSTER CONSTRUCTION v Filed July a, 1925 Patented July 12, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN HANSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ADVANCE PARCHOLITE CORPORATION, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS;

CLUSTER CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed July 6, 1925. Serial No. 41,765.

This invention relates to a cluster conthe wall of the opening. Attention is called struction and has for its primary object the to the fact that the flattened portions 13 of construction of a cluster having many adthe ball flatly engage flattened portions 14 vantages over the cluster now in use. and 15 of the holes and openings so that the 6 An object of the invention is the novel balls may have the proper swinging moveinexpensive manner in which the parts are ment but held against movement in a preconstructed and assembled. determined direction. This construction also Besides the above my invention is disenables more effective grip between the balls tinguished in the novel substantial manner and the band and shell. 1 in which the balls are positioned and fric- It is, of course, to be understood that the tionally held in any adjusted position. shell may be constructed in various other lVith these and other objects in viow,"the ways than illustrated and the ball yieldably invention will be better understood from the engaged in various other wa sand therefore i following description taken in connection I do not desire to be limite in any manner 15 ith th accompanying drawings, in which: except as set forth in the claims hereunto Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a cluster conappended. strncted in accordance with my invention. Having thus described my invention, what Fig. 2 is a top plan view with the cap I claim is: removed and a portion in section. 1. In acluster construction a shell con- 20 Fi 3 i a ti l ti l i w, sisting of a base having a neck and provided Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line with a plurality of openings, a resilient band 4'..4: of Fig. 2. having spaced portions secured to theshell Again'referring to the drawing illustratand provided with holes in alignment with ing one of the many constructions of my insaid openings and balls frictionally engaged 25 vent1on the numeral 1 designates a shell by the walls surrounding said holes and said which may be of any ornamental shape but openings.

shown in this particular instance as formed 2. In a lamp construction, a shell, a resiliof two parts, a base 2 and cap 1 frictionally ent band carried by the shell, said band and engaging the base. The base 2 is formed the shell being provided with aligned open- 30 ith a neck 3 that engages over the top of lngs, and ball members confined between the the lamp post 4 and is secured thereto by band and the shell and held in close fricthe nail 5, Thus it will be seen that in a tional contact with the surrounding Walls very inexpensive manner theshell is formed of the openings by the inherent res ien y and attached to the post. The base 2 is of the band, the ball members being adapted 35 further provided with openings 6 surfor reception of lamp sockets.

rounded by a ring 7 pressed from the base. 3.,In a lamp construction, a shell, a resili- 1 Attention is called to the fact that the ent band Within the shell and disposed in diameter of the opening 6 is slightly less substantially concentric relation thereto, than the diameter of the ball 8 so that the said band and the shell being provided with wall of the opening will frictionally engage aligned openings, and ball members conthe ball to one side of its center. This hall lined between the band and the shell and 8 is provided with the usual neck 9 for held in close frictional contact with. the surattachment to the socket 10. A band 11 is rounding walls of the openings by the insecured to the interior of the shell in any herent-resiliency of the band, the ball memsuitable manner such as by spot welding bers being adapted for reception of lamp and this band is provided with holes 12 of a sockets. v 7

diameter less than the ball so as to friction- In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

ally engage the ball to one side of its center V r and yieldably hold the ball iii-contact with CHRISTIAN HANSON. 

